Re:Arctic Is Warming At 'Astonishing' Rates, Researchers Say
by Balgair on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @12:25PM
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Eh, stupidity is a pretty good reason, but I don't think it's that. If it was then the line should be : "Climate change = Shits fucked and will get even more fucked, yo." That is a simple enough line to tout even to a heroin addict. Climate change isn't all that complicated as a concept (exact predictions, yes, but like, 'the color blue' is pretty easy a concept even though like photons and retinal pigments and neurons aren't). Hanlon's Razor is: "never attribute to conspiracy what you can attribute to stupidity". Well, stupidity isn't really cutting it anymore, so I think you can start to say conspiracy is a reasonable answer now too.
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Re:Arctic Is Warming At 'Astonishing' Rates, Researchers Say
by spiderfarmer on Thursday December 15, 2016 @04:30AM
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What I tried to say is that there's a difference between being stupid and being able to grasp the implications of a complex situation. People tend to be dismissive of the things they can't understand. When combined with uncertainty (who can we trust anymore) and paranoia (they are plotting against me), people are finding solace in conspiracy theories.